When it comes to the "clown" in the entertainment industry, I am afraid that the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is the pomegranate sister in "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang".
In the play, Sister Pomegranate left a very deep impression on the audience because of her thunderous lines and unique makeup.
Especially the classic line: "It's my magnificent pomegranate that amazes everyone."
This movie seems to position the path of pomegranate sister's ugly star, and most of the roles she received later were clowns.
But in reality, Yuan Qiongdan, who plays sister Pomegranate, is a full beauty embryo.
Obviously, you can eat by the face, but you don't take the usual path and play ugly for more than ten years. In this "beauty" entertainment circle, Yuan Qiongdan is also a clear stream.
What the hell was she thinking?
01 Mistakenly entered the entertainment industry, acting for ten years no one knows
Yuan Qiongdan, originally from Liaoning, was born in 1963 in Hong Kong, China.
Her original name was Yuan Liqiong, and after her debut, she firmly believed in Buddhism, and changed her name to "Yuan Qiongdan" in order to transport.
When he was a child, Yuan Qiongdan never thought that he would act in the future. She has been interested in painting since she was a child, and dreamed of applying to the School of Design to study design.
When she graduated from high school at the age of 19, she mistakenly passed the "First Asian Television Artist Training Course".
At that time, Yuan Qiongdan failed to apply for the Design College, but inadvertently walked into the ATV in the same building as the Design School.
Coincidentally, at that time, ATV was conducting an interview, and the interviewer saw that Yuan Qiongdan was still good-looking, so he said to her:
"You look so pretty, you can come to us as a host and an entertainer!"
At that time, being an artist was better than other jobs, and the family hoped that she would try it.
After much deliberation, Yuan Qiongdan decided to give it a try.
After a few months of polishing in the star-making factory, she was assigned by the TV station to host the show, and in the same year, she was admitted to the ATV actor training class.
In 1984, after graduating from the training class, Yuan Qiongdan starred in "Yun Hai Yu Bow Edge". Because of her beautiful face, when she first debuted, she took the route of "pure jade girl".
Subsequently, Yuan Qiongdan filmed a number of film and television dramas in ATV, such as "Xiaosheng is Crazy", "Xi Shi", "Golden Phoenix" and so on.
However, the beginning of her acting career was not easy.
"When I was shooting the first scene, I had a toothache and swollen face, so I asked the director for leave to get an injection, and the director didn't let me, so angry that I really wanted to stop doing it."
But in order to get a salary, she could only endure.
Because at that time, ATV's ratings were lower than those of TVB for a long time, even if ATV had the heart to praise her, it could not be popular.
Whether Yuan Qiongdan played the main role or supporting role in the play, he never left a deep impression on the audience.
Even so, Yuan Qiongdan still silently insisted for 10 years.
But sometimes no matter how hard people try, they are not appreciated.
Looking at Yuan Qiongdan, who had mediocre results, ATV decided to terminate her contract after Yuan Qiongdan finished filming the movie "Ten Brothers".
Unexpectedly, Yuan Qiongdan played a little girl in the movie, because of the pleasing role, the popularity increased greatly, so that she got rid of the fate of being fired, and also let her embark on a career of playing ugly.
Just as the so-called "no pole Tai Lai", darkness will always pass, and light will eventually come.
Yuan Qiongdan still runs a dragon suit and dresses ugly in the play, but she also attracts the first Bole on the road of transformation - Chen Jiashang.
Chen Jiashang is a famous screenwriter in Hong Kong and has won many movie stars.
In 1991, while preparing the movie "Truant Weilong", he noticed that Yuan Qiongdan was very talented in comedy, so he invited her to play the quirky and spicy geography teacher in the play.
This year, Yuan Qiongdan was 28 years old, nearly ten years after her debut.
But for the olive branch stretched out by the other party, she gladly accepted.
It is also this movie that opened her way to "gold medal green leaves"...
02 Play the clown and soar
As the saying goes: Heaven closes the door for you, and there is always a window left for you — even though you may not have known it at the time.
But it is this window that allows you to discover new opportunities.
At ATV, Yuan Qiongdan has always taken the jade girl route, while the character in "Truant Weilong" is a senseless teacher.
In the play, Yuan Qiongdan wears a pair of red-rimmed glasses, wears an ordinary white shirt and suit, and looks at a serious book, but she interprets a different comedic flavor.
It is also this role that makes her appreciated by Zhou Xingchi, and the first thing that comes to her mind when she has the opportunity is her.
In 1993, "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang" began filming, and the role of Pomegranate Sister was originally someone else.
The director is Mei Xiaohui, who once starred in "Gestapo Oh", he thinks that Xiaohui's acting skills are good, and he is very compatible with Zhou Xingchi, so he decided to invite her to play the role of "Pomegranate Sister".
Helplessly, TVB refused to release people, and the crew had to invite Yuan Qiongdan, who had partnered with Zhou Xingchi, to run the second stall.
It is also fate that has made people, and she has not gained any gains after walking the jade girl route for so many years, but it is ugly that makes her famous overnight.
Since then, Yuan Qiongdan has gone farther and farther on the road of playing ugly.
In "Nine Pin Sesame Officer", she is an old bustard Sangu who curses people like flowing water; in "The Great Inner Secret Agent Zero Zero Hair", she is an arrogant old bustard; in "God of Food", she is a fortune teller Xigu who is nagging by the gods...
Someone quipped that Yuan Qiongdan said: You are so "ugly", will you not find a boyfriend?
Yuan Qiongdan boasted triumphantly:
"I'm afraid to say it and a lot of people don't believe it. My suitors, so many that I'm annoyed, I want to drive them away, too many..."
She didn't just say that, she did it. The cheerful Yuan Qiongdan, who has turned his suitors over to his buddies!
It wasn't until 1995 that she met Lin Zhengying.
This year, Yuan Qiongdan participated in "Zombie Daochang" and fell in love with the male protagonist Lin Zhengying at first sight, so he launched a fierce pursuit.
It is said that "women chase men, compartmentalized yarn", but here in Yuan Qiongdan, it is comparable to the next mountain!
Whether it is visiting work, delivering food, or driving and picking up after work, no matter what Yuan Qiongdan does, he will be ruthlessly rejected by Lin Zhengying, and even "angrily reprimanded" to say: I have legs and feet, and I don't need you to pick me up!
In fact, Lin Zhengying is not unmoved, but he has experienced a failed marriage, so he must be extra cautious about feelings.
Facing the stone-like Lin Zhengying, Yuan Qiongdan was not discouraged and was as good as ever.
Just as the so-called "water drop stone wear", at the insistence of Yuan Qiongdan, Lin Zhengying finally accepted her.
At this time, Yuan Qiongdan can be said to be a double harvest of love and career.
Yuan Qiongdan, who was immersed in happiness, did not realize at all that misfortune was waiting for her in front of her...
03 Through the darkest hour, the phoenix finally nirvana
Every girl has a wedding dream.
Yuan Qiongdan is no exception, she thinks about becoming Lin Zhengying's bride every day.
However, the wedding dress was not put on, but first waited for a sad news: Lin Zhengying proposed to her to break up.
Yuan Qiongdan was dumbfounded! Is it that he is not doing well enough, or is Lin Zhengying in love with other women?
But before he could ask the reason, Lin Zhengying didn't even say hello and quickly moved out of the residence.
Since then, Yuan Qiongdan has never seen Lin Zhengying again. I heard the news of the other party again, but I learned that Lin Zhengying died of illness.
It turned out that Lin Zhengying found out that he was a terminal liver cancer after filming "Zombie Road Chief 3". In order not to drag his girlfriend down, he ruthlessly broke up with Yuan Qiongdan.
This news was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, which made Yuan Qiongdan difficult to let go for a long time.
Subsequently, the affectionate Yuan Qiongdan attended Lin Zhengying's funeral as a "surviving person" and vowed not to marry for life...
The love of his life was gone, and Yuan Qiongdan felt that the sky had fallen.
When filming, she still laughed, but as soon as she got home, she couldn't help but cry, and this state lasted for several years.
Just like seeing a rainbow after a rainstorm, Yuan Qiongdan realized that life must eventually look forward, and people cannot be immersed in pain forever.
So she packed up her mood and threw herself into her career.
In 2001, in the TVB version of "Fengshen List", Yuan Qiongdan played Nezha's mother, Yin Shiniang, and this role once again made her angry.
In the play, Yin Shiniang is a mother who is dedicated to her family and son, but she is framed everywhere.
The character cried and cried all day, but Yuan Qiongdan did not use a drop of eye drops, and all the tears were real.
With her excellent acting skills, Yuan Qiongdan brought this mother figure to life and earned enough tears from the audience.
Many people say that Yin Shiniang is the favorite character in the list of gods, and it is she who supports the whole play.
Some people also say that when watching the "List of Conferred Gods", they did not remember Jiang Ziya, did not remember Li Jing, nor did they remember Dai Ji, but only remembered Yin Shiniang.
With this role, Yuan Qiongdan won the 2001 "Audience Favorite TV Character" of the year.
Although Yuan Qiongdan has been able to hold a variety of roles, but most of her roles are still supporting roles, doesn't she have a competitive heart and want to be popular?
Not really.
In an interview, Yuan Qiongdan said bluntly that he very much hopes to take a big step in his career, and in order to become popular, he has strict requirements for himself.
First of all, you must do your duty. Filming is not late to arrive and leave early, and maintain good relations with all parties.
Not only that, she also looked for a feng shui master to see her own feng shui, and usually burned incense to worship the Buddha.
When the host asked: What do you want to become popular for?
Yuan Qiongdan said frankly:
"I want to get more recognition and respect, and I hope that when I return to old age in a hundred years, I can tell myself that I have done my homework." I hope that in the future in the history of film, others can say, how Yuan Qiongdan was in those years..."
In the face of the torrent of small fresh meat and traffic stars in the entertainment industry, Yuan Qiongdan, who is in his fifties, is more like a clear stream. She was positive and optimistic, had pursuits and ideas, and took the second half of her life out of what she wanted.
Write at the end
Netizens have said that Zhou Xingchi is a noble person of Yuan Qiongdan, because after meeting Zhou Xingchi, she only opened and hung all the way.
But isn't Yuan Qiongdan a nobleman of Zhou Xingchi?
Zhou Xingchi's film can have today's achievements and fame, inseparable from such an excellent supporting actor as Yuan Qiongdan.
Throughout Yuan Qiongdan's life, most of the roles she played were supporting roles, or clowns, and the audience still remembered her.
As for the ugly, she once said:
"First of all, I am an actor, the most important thing is the acting, it is a good thing to be remembered by the audience, and it does not matter whether it is beautiful or not." 」
It confirms that sentence: obviously you can rely on your appearance, but you have to rely on strength.
Compared with many "traffic stars" in the entertainment industry who rely on their faces, Yuan Qiongdan has stepped out of his own acting path.
She is hardworking, dedicated, and principled, and she is the most beautiful pomegranate sister in our hearts.
Author | Cheese: Black Gold member of Xiaowei Growth Academy
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